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Toshiba and SanDisk temporarily slash NAND Flash production by 30% in Yokkaichi
engadget.com - 12/16/2008
Toshiba and SanDisk temporarily slash NAND Flash production by 30% in Yokkaichi
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Despite the fact that folks will still be snapping up digital cameras, DAPs / PMPs and additional storage this holiday season, SanDisk and Toshiba don't see demand being anywhere near optimal. The pair, which are linked via a joint venture production plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, have decided it ...
news.prnewswire.com - 12/18/2008
Toshiba Launches Industry's First 512GB Solid State Drive and Next-Generation SSD Family ...
— news.prnewswire.com — IRVINE, Calif. and TOKYO , Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba) and Toshiba America Electronic Components,... Inc. (TAEC)*, its subsidiary in the Americas, today announced the expansion of their line up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives ... (more) Toshiba Launches Industry's First 512GB Solid State ...

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eetimes.com - 12/16/2008
Updated: Toshiba, SanDisk delay fab expansion plans
— eetimes.com — SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Amid a major downturn in NAND flash, SanDisk Corp. and Toshiba Corp. are... delaying their joint fab expansion plans in the arena, according to an analyst. On Monday (Dec. 15), Toshiba announced an adjustment to production of NAND ... (more) Updated: Toshiba, SanDisk delay fab expansion plans

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toshiba.com - 12/18/2008
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— toshiba.com — IRVINE, Calif., and TOKYO December 18, 2008 Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba) and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*,... its subsidiary in the Americas, today announced the expansion of their line up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) ... (more) N/A

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jkOnTheRun:  Toshiba, Sandisk slashing NAND memory production due to poor demand

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Toshiba, Sandisk slashing NAND memory production due to poor demand
jkOnTheRun — ... in NAND flash memories, where decreased demand for applications such as memory cards and MP3 players has generated excess supply.'' What is unclear is how this global flash memory situation will impact Apple.  Apple is one of the largest consumers of NAND flash memory in iPods and iPhones and it's not clear how they would be impacted if a major consolidation of memory makers were to take place next year as some experts predict. (eeTimes via engadget) ...

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